Meanings
verbtop-dress (third-person singular simple present top-dresses, present participle top-dressing, simple past and past participle top-dressed)
present singular third person top-dresses · participle present top-dressing · participle past top-dressed · past top-dressed
- To cover a surface with loose material; especially to cover newly-sown seeds with a light dressing of soil or fertilizer
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APA
top-dress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-dress
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“top-dress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-dress. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “top-dress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-dress.
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